MVC Vikings Women's Volleyabll News

Brett Holt begins his third season as women’s volleyball head coach at MVC. Last fall his Vikings continued to take the program to another level having their first 20 win season and best record since 1994, going 24-7, followed by another 20-win campaign in 2014. In three seasons with the women’s program he has a combined record of 63-43. He has coached 15 all-conference players including 3 first team and 3 second team selections, 6 NAIA scholar athletes, 17 HAAC scholar athletes, and the school’s first ever AVCA All-Midwest region player in 2013, setter Tarrah Sweet. In 2014, Rebecca Jones earned an AVCA All-Midwest region selection. Under the direction of Coach Holt, the program has also won the last 2 NAIA national team scholar awards as well as 2 consecutive AVCA Team Academic Awards, one of only 33 schools in 2013. Coach Holt also serves as the men's volleyball head coach, taking over in 2012, and has a 67-28 record in three seasons.

In college, Coach Holt was a four-year setter on The Ohio State University men’s volleyball club team. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in sport and leisure studies with a concentration in recreation management and coaching from The Ohio State University in June 2001. Previous to joining the staff, Coach Holt has held various coaching positions at the high school, club, and collegiate club levels. As the varsity assistant at West Holmes High School in Millersburg, Ohio from 1999-2006, the team made six appearances in the Ohio High School Division 2 State Final Four, including runner-up finishes in 2002, 2003, and 2004. He was also the head coach from 2000-2005 of the women’s club team at The Ohio State University, where in 2005, he guided the

Buckeyes to a National runner-up finish at the N.I.R.S.A Collegiate Club Championships in Kansas City. He spent 2011 as the head coach of the 17-U National girl’s team with Mintonette Sports, the top club program in Central Ohio.

Coach Holt received his Master’s Degree in sport and athletic business administration from the University of Central Missouri in June of 2013.

Jason Fistick will be joining the Missouri Valley College volleyball coaching staff as a graduate assistant for the 2014-2015 season. He will serve as an assistant coach on the women's team, but hold head coaching duties for the men's volleyball program.

During college, Coach Fistick was an outside hitter and libero with theKent State University men's volleyball club team.

Prior to joining the Missouri Valley staff, Coach Fistick worked with various club volleyball organizations including the Elite Volleyball Training Center in Columbus, Ohio, HiP in St. Louis, Mo., and Vital Volleyball in Minneapolis, Minn.

Tamika Drake -
Women's and Men's Volleyball Graduate Assistant Coach

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Tamika Drake, aka “Coach T”, is entering her first season on the Viking coaching staff in 2014. In addition to her role as the Missouri Valley graduate assistant women’s volleyball coach, she will also serve as graduate assistant coach for the men’s volleyball program.

As a student-athlete in college, Coach Drake earned a walk-on position and played two seasons at The Ohio State University as defensive specialist and one season on The Ohio State University women’s volleyball club team. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology/ Pre-medicine and African/African-American Studies minor at The Ohio State University in the spring of 2005.

Prior to joining the MVC coaching staff, Coach Drake coached various teams at high school and club levels. As the Head Varsity Coach at Euclid High School in Euclid, Ohio from 2007-2011, her team won the Lake Erie League championship in 2010-11. Coach T was voted 2010 Northeast Ohio District 2 Coach of the Year and Lake Erie League Coach of the Year. Coach T has also coached several girls 16-u, 17-u and 18-u with Eastside Volleyball Club in Cleveland, Ohio and Fort Bend Fire Volleyball Club in Houston, Texas.

Coach T is pursuing her Master’s Degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sport Management at University of Central Missouri.